Mary Sheffield taps Brian White as deputy mayor

• New Mayor Brian White and Detroit Metropolis Council Chief of Employees Mary Sheffield will function deputy mayor.
• White has labored for Sheffield for greater than a decade and has supported her marketing campaign.

Detroit Mayor-elect and Metropolis Council President Mary Sheffield is bringing her high aide to hitch her administration in January 2026.

Sheffield Metropolis Council Chief of Employees Brian White will be part of the ranks as its deputy mayor. White stood behind Sheffield for greater than a decade as she pushed for inexpensive housing, property tax reform, authorized help for tenants, improvement and extra within the metropolis since her first time period on the Metropolis Council. White additionally supported her throughout her profitable marketing campaign for mayor.

“Brian has been my chief of employees for greater than a decade and I’ve seen firsthand his unwavering dedication to the folks of Detroit,” Sheffield mentioned in a press release. “He understands that the work of governing is concerning the folks and he shares my imaginative and prescient for an administration that listens, learns and leads with compassion. As Deputy Mayor, he’ll play a important function in serving to lead this metropolis by serving to me implement the rigorous and transformative coverage agenda I laid out over the past election cycle.”

White will function a senior advisor for Sheffield, overseeing state and federal coverage agendas, labor relations, regional partnerships and common authorities operations. The longtime Detroit resident is a faithful household man to his spouse Toi and their three kids, Brian Jr., Nala and Jaden. White mentioned he’s “honored” to function deputy mayor.

“For greater than a decade, I’ve labored with newly elected Mayor Sheffield as we push for a metropolis authorities that listens to its residents and fights for equity, alternative and dignity for all. I consider wholeheartedly in her imaginative and prescient for a authorities rooted in transparency, neighborhood partnership and equitable progress. I’m wanting to proceed the work now we have begun in delivering the newly elected Mayor’s people-centered and pro-growth coverage agenda, which is able to assist drive Detroit’s progress to succeed in extra Detroiters and deeper into the longer term.” neighborhoods,” White mentioned in a press release.

The longtime Sheffield councilor supported her at a number of public occasions throughout her marketing campaign and actually stood subsequent to her on stage as she claimed victory within the November election.

Sheffield pledges to implement a imaginative and prescient for the town based mostly on the “voices and priorities of the folks,” in line with a press launch. She continues to assemble a staff of leaders for her administration and can announce them within the coming weeks.

Dana Afana is the Detroit metropolis corridor reporter for the Free Press. Contact: dafana@freepress.com. Comply with her: @DanaAfana.